Events

See the article of Robert Lion, President Agrisud International, and Geneviève Férone Creuzet, Vice President Agrisud International, published in Le Monde on December 10, 2015 See the article on the site of Le Monde Photo credit: Drought in Somalia (2007). REUTERS / Radu Sigheti...read more

In parallel with the ongoing negotiations on climate, side events are a great way to agroecology could well be on the agenda of solutions. Globaly NGOs and Agrisud support the idea that family farms can be resilient to climate risks, and may also contribute significantly to mitigation. But two conditions: the adaptation of agricultural practices to reduce vulnerability, and complementarity of scale between the culture of land, farming and the land. Important initiatives are emerging around the preservation and restoration…...read more

Aquitaine meeting for International Cooperation and Solidarity will take place on 12 and 13 November 2015 in Bordeaux. This second edition will be dedicated to the theme "Economy and Development: what convergence between companies, international solidarity associations and local authorities in the fight against poverty and inequality in developing countries? ". Agrisud intervene with its partner Club Med in the roundtable "What innovative partnerships to address territorial development challenges? " For more details, click here....read more

On November 5, 2015, Agrisud International organized a conference on the theme "Climate-Migration: global problem, local solutions," which has allowed, during a debate involving climate experts, agriculture and of employment, to draw up an alarming picture of the prospective economic and climatic migration by 2050 and the effects of climate change in the South. Faced with these worrying phenomena, Agrisud has shown that solutions exist, that empower the people of southern and stabilize in rural areas. Hosted by Robert Lion,…...read more

Eugénie Bastié Article from Figaro.fr (05/11/15) INTERVIEW - Yvonnick Huet is director of the Agrisud NGOs working in the development of family farming in the South. He explains that only the preservation of the ecological disaster campaigns will prevent mass migration. Agrisud is an NGO working for 23 years in the development of family agriculture and aid to very small businesses in the South. It is present in over 18 countries in Africa, Asia and South America. The association organizes…...read more

This prize, awarded by the city of Milan and the Lombardy Region, recognizes individuals, initiatives or organizations who by their behavior and activities, help to defend the planet as well as humans. Yvonnick Huet, General Manager's Agrisud International (4th from the left on the photo), received the award on behalf of Agrisud. The honorary committee has chosen this year as different people and organizations as José Alberto Mujica Cordano, former President of Uruguay, "the poorest president in the world," Svezia…...read more

September 9, 2015. Robert Lion, Agrisud International President, comes at Convergences World Forum on "Territory and climate change" Robert Lion spoke at the round table "Territories and Climate Change: Urban and rural areas face the challenge", organized by the Convergences World Forum. Antoine Frérot, CEO of Veolia, Roland Ries, President of United Cities France and Mayor of Strasbourg, John Paul Moatti, CEO of the Research Institute for Development and Christopher Gonzales, Mayor of Guiuan (Philippines), a city ​​battered by the…...read more